Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
last week i posted about my depression under this very headline. in the 5 days since i have been rolling with the if i posed at the end of that post, "what if i accept depression as a natural part of the human spirituality?"
i remain mightily confused about what, exactly, is spirituality. leaving that lofty debate to the theologians, i have focused on leaning ever so gently into my depression while i tended the demands of my day. the foster kids are visiting with their maternal family this week. tending my daily demands has been a bit less grueling. my single goal for the week is to do wtf i want when the i want, how i want. it's all about me, wonderful me, it's all about me. me and the stupid, friggin' black cloud over my head.
gently but persistently reminding myself to drop the sarcasm and feel the feelings as a spiritual experience, without judgment, my depression has led me to notice quite a few spots where i can tweak and fine tune to make the current situation more sustainable. spaces where i can drop the hyper-vigilance inspired by the tragedies which united us in trauma in 2019.
i don't care to present it before a doctoral committee, but methinks i might be onto something. feeling my feelings really is a spiritual experience. the depression lingers, but it's loitering is far from tragic.
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Hey All...I hope that you have a lovely, peaceful beginning of your weekI have a bunch of chores that need doing but may put them off til tomorrow and just hang out with my landlord/roomie todayWhat about you?...Anything special going on?Have a great day and take good care of you!!..Xo
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I haven't written in my diary on my computer since May because I thought that my computer was dying. I got away from writing but my computer is hanging in there. I think that I will start writing in it again. It's so therapeutic.
thank you for the offer, greeneyes. i am never quite sure if you want to chat or acquire students to salute your expertise. good luck on your mission.